The American Heritage Dictionary is...well, stupid. Documentary film
is, by its very nature, NEVER, EVER, EVAHHHH objective. It can't be.
The line
between documentary and fictional film has always been slim. Pick up a

camera and you're making subjective decisions about what to film, about
how to frame the image, about which evidence and rhetoric to apply.
Even cinema verite, which in its "purest" incarnations claims to lack
artifice and intervention, is massively subjective. There is no such
thing as documentary "legitimacy."
The filmmaker engages us in a discourse with the historical world using
evidence and argument drawn from that world, and we either buy into the
legitimacy of the argument--the truthfulness--or we don't.

Gary Handman

At 09:17 AM 6/19/2007, you wrote:>I'm not sure where you got the idea that I was antagonistic towards >rights holders. I do, however, believe in fairness. The problem I have >with Michael Moore, et al, is that the industry promotes their >fictional blather as legitimate documentary (as defined in the American

>Heritage Dictionary as..."Presenting facts objectively without >editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film").>>Libertarian?..."One who advocates maximizing individual rights and >minimizing the role of the state"...Ideologically/philosophically, to >some extent. Once you make it a political party, then you're the same >as the rest...beholdin to those who put you there.>>You ARE right about one thing though...I AM a very >interesting...lol...and eclectic mix. You might call me a conservative >libertarian?>>Mark>P.S.>Next time the Cubs are at PNC Park, we should go to the game. We'll eat

>at Manny's Bbq and I'll introduce you to Manny Sanguillen.>MK>>Mark W. Kopp>Technology Assistant>IT Department>Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8>4500 6th Avenue>Altoona, PA 16602>P: 814-940-0223>F: 814-949-0984>C: 814-937-2802>************************************************************>-----Original Message----->From: owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu >[mailto:owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner>Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:26 AM>To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>Subject: Re: [Videolib] Fwd: Video Business Online - MPAA, others call >for new anti-piracy campaign[Scanned]>>Actually Mark>I thought Michael Moore would be your new hero with his recent >comments that he does not care if people illegally download SICKO and >he does not care for copyright laws. Not going over too big with his >distributor and the people who paid him all that money to make the film>>I must say generally you are a very interesting ideological combination

>of very conservative politically but very antagonistic towards shall we

> >> life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles."> >> --Guy Debord> >>> >>> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion > >> of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, > >> acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current

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> > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, > > acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current > > and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It

> > is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for > > video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between > > libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and>distributors.> >> > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of

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> > is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for > > video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between > > libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and>distributors.>>>>Proud Resident of a BLUE STATE>>Jessica Rosner>Kino International>333 W 39th St. 503>NY NY 10018>jrosner@kino.com>212-629-6880>>>VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic

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presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles."

--Guy Debord

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VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.